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Rebuilding CPEC’s progress
Zafaruddin Mahmood, SAPM on CPECIn the last four years, the progress on the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative has mostly remained tentative ...
- Date: July 8, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Govt mulling policy to reduce palm oil imports
ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a policy that will not only reduce dependence on imported palm oil but also facilitate and support farmers to grow oilseed crops, Minister for...
- Date: July 7, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Govt's Islamabad-Rawalpindi bus service offers fre...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Green Line and Blue Line metro bus services, Geo News reported. At the opening ceremony, the prime mini...
- Date: July 7, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Trade bodies demand affordable power in Karachi
KARACHI: The representatives of eight trade and industrialist associations held a joint press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Sunday, urging the government for its immediate ...
- Date: July 6, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Pakistan turns net importer of Afghan goods
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan saw a deeper drop since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, the government on Tuesday took a major decision to allow tra...
- Date: July 6, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Renovation of Liaquat Bagh ordered
Rawalpindi:Commissioner (Rawalpindi Division) Noor ul Amin Mengal has directed the authorities concerned to renovate the historic Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi. According to a d...
- Date: July 5, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
SBP announces Eid holidays
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed from July 8 to July 12, 2022 (Friday to Tuesday) on account of Eid-ul-Adha holidays, the SBP announced on Monday. ...
- Date: July 5, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Ahead of Eid ul Adha, Sindh govt lifts restriction...
KARACHI: The Government of Sindh Sunday decided to revert the notification issued regarding time limitations for businesses as Eid ul Adha is around the corner. According to ...
- Date: July 4, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Residents face water shortage in sectors G-13 & 14
Islamabad : The residents of residential sectors G-13 and G-14 are paying up to Rs5,000 to get water from private tankers to meet their requirements in the ongoing summer season....
- Date: July 4, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Murad approves plan for Greater Karachi Bulk Water...
KARACHI:Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday approved the plan for Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme K-IV augmentation works Phase-I. The CM reviewed the prog...
- Date: July 2, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Islamabad airport’s Bay 21 becomes no-go area for ...
RAWALPINDI: A rut, a longitudinal depression caused by excessive load, has appeared at the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) due to “high temperature”, forcing the airport author...
- Date: July 2, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
SBP puts fresh disbursements on hold for housing, ...
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has put on hold fresh disbursements under the government markup subsidy scheme for housing finance and Prime Minister's Kamyab Jawan Youth E...
- Date: July 1, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
ISLAMABAD GETS ELECTRIC FEEDER BUSES FOR NEW METRO...
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad administration is all set to launch two environment-friendly electric feeder buses for Green and Blue line metro services. According to details, the ...
- Date: July 1, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
Honda bike rates increased
KARACHI: Atlas Honda Ltd (AHL) has again increased the prices of motorbikes by up to Rs15,000 from July 1. The new rates of Honda CD70cc, CD70 (Dream), Pridor, CG125, CG125S,...
- Date: June 30, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan
100 more buses reach Karachi from China
KARACHI:Good news for Karachites as 100 more buses for Peoples Intra-District Bus Service arrived at Karachi Port from China on Tuesday. According to a statement, Sindh I...
- Date: June 30, 2022
- Author Name: Sumaira Burhan